The Delhi District Cricket Association(DDCA) has a 'compromised and conflicted' selection process that bypasses the chief selector and is marked by 'rampant interference' of its officials.

This is the key point flagged in a scathing indictment by DDCA's Technical Expert Group (TEG) in the wake of Delhi's dismal showing last season. The group, chosen by DDCA, includes two 1983 World Cup winners Madan Lal and Sunil Valson and first-class player Vinay Lamba, was set up before the start of the 2022-23 season.

Delhi had finished sixth in Group B in last season's Ranji Trophy and failed to qualify for the knockouts this season too.

The TEG report, submitted last March, is part of a police complaint filed in December 2023 at the IP Estate Police Station by one Avdesh Sharma, that names top DDCA officials accusing them of mismanagement and corruption.

According to the TEG report, DDCA joint-secretary (Rajan Manchanda) told the TEG that he was only following instructions of president Rohan Jaitley. Lamba, a member of the TEG, confirmed that the issue was 'related to team selection.' On Page 2, the report also mentions that 'everyone had a direct line to the president (Jaitley).'

When contacted, Madan Lal and Lamba confirmed that the report was emailed to DDCA president Jaitley. 'A copy was emailed to DDCA president Rohan Jaitley and secretary Siddharth Sahib Singh,' Lamba said.

Lal told The Indian Express, 'Whatever we have mentioned in the report, I stand by it. Our aim of conducting the review was to inform the association about how to improve the standard of Delhi cricket.